Record Bill Payments

When a bill is sent to a client, the bill moves to a paid state after a payment is recorded. You can record payment for a single bill, including multi-matter bills, or for multiple separate bills for a single client. You cannot record payment for bills belonging to multiple different clients at the same time.

Record single bill or multi-matter bill payment

You can record payment for a single bill and a multi-matter bill in the same way. A multi-matter bill is single bill that includes activities for multiple matters belonging to one client. You can combine multiple matters for one client onto one bill when generating a new bill using the bulk billing feature (New bills button in the Billing tab).

1. Go to the main Billing tab or the Bills subtab in a matter or contact.
2. Click the down arrow next to Send and select Record payment.
3. Select the payment source, deposit account, the amount being paid. You can also add a description or note. If the client has available trust funds, you will see the option to select funds from the trust account.
4. Click Record payment.

Record payment for a single client's multiple bills and matters

Follow the steps below to record a payment for multiple bills and/or multiple clients belonging to one matter.

1. Go to Billing
2. Click Record payment
3. Search for the client. All unpaid bills for that client will appear.
4. Select the payment source, deposit account, the amount being paid for each bill. You can also add a description or note. If the client has available trust funds, you will see the option to select funds from the trust funds account.
5. Click Record payment.

Record payment without an approved bill (retainer)

If a client makes a payment before a bill is approved, you can record the funds in the contact or matter and then record the funds later when a bill is generated. To record payment before a bill is generated:

1. Go to the matter or contact.
2. Select the Transactions subtab and click New transaction.
3. Select the operating account you want the payment to be stored in and complete the remaining details.
4. Click Record transaction.
5. When a bill is generated and you click Record payment, select the operating account that contains the funds as the source of payment.

Apply trust funds

If your client has trust funds on the client or matter-level, you can record payment for a bill from the trust funds. You can record payment and apply trust funds at the same time as the bill approval process or after a bill has already been approved.